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        <strong>Negative reinforcement</strong>
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        Negative reinforcement happens when you perform a behavior to avoid something you find difficult or hard to deal with at the moment. It also increases the likelihood that the behavior is repeated over time. The tricky thing about this is that negative reinforcement provides something &quot;positive&quot; in the short term, ie. less anxiety. In the long run, however, anxiety will increase. We thus keep doing things we feel are beneficial to us, and our behavior becomes reinforced. It is important to learn to distinguish between what we call positive and negative reinforcement. Reality is not always as simple as we make it here, and sometimes the same behavior gets reinforced in different ways depending on the situation. However, reinforcement is a type of amplifier that is effective and the main reason why we perform a certain behavior.
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        <strong>Example:</strong></p>
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&nbsp;Mira sits for hours in front of her computer, browsing the Internet. She has a lot to do; study for an exam, cleaning up (the apartment is really messy), washing the dishes, etc. She doesn&#39;t take on any of these things at the moment. She really has no particular interest in surfing the Internet, but she still spends several hours online . When she stops surfing, reality gets to her and all the thoughts of the dishes and her other tasks will give her anxiety. This makes her feel uncomfortable and she stays in front of the computer. The next day Mira has done all those annoying tasks; she has cleaned up, washed the dishes, and she has started with their studies. Now Mira sits in front of the computer again. But this time she is looking for information for her studies. She surfs in a focused manner to look for the information she needs. She feels that she is learning something and will continue with her studies.
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